Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows themed installation at Duisburg Central Station for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, in Duisburg, Germany. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows themed installation at inner port of Duisburg for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, in Duisburg, Germany. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows the Zollverein coal mine industrial complex in Essen, Germany. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games mascot "Wanda" poses with the logo in Essen, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

A van passes by a poster near the Jahrhunderthalle, one of the venues of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Bochum, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows the inner port view of Duisburg, Germany. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

A woman rides past the Flag Plaza for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

People gather at the main press center of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows a vehicle in front of the main media center for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows the city view of Muelheim, Germany. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)

People walk in the Zollverein coal mine industrial complex in Essen, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows the official opening ceremony of the Flag Plaza for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

3x3 basketball players attend the training session ahead of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows the Flag Plaza for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen,Germany. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Volunteers pose with the mascot "Wanda" at the Flag Plaza for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen,Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows staff installing themed installations at the main venue of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Duisburg, Germany. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows the the Zollverein coal mine industrial complex in Essen, Germany. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows a view of Westenergie Sporthalle in Muelheim, Germany. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)

3x3 basketball players attend the training session ahead of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

A woman rides through the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, Germany, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)